JOHNSON v. UNITED AIRLINES

No. 91894.

784 N.E.2d 812 (2003)

203 Ill.2d 121

271 Ill.Dec. 258

Luann JOHNSON, Surviving Spouse and Court-Appointed Adm'r of the Estate of William E. Johnson, Deceased, et al., v. UNITED AIRLINES et al. (Raytheon Aircraft Company, Appellant; City of Quincy, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

January 24, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh C. Griffin, Sarah H. Dearing, of Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Richard E. Boyle, Kenneth L. Halvachs, Thomas R. Peters, of Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roesler, Belleville, for appellant.

Brandt Madsen, of Madsen, Farkas & Powen, L.L.C., Chicago, Teresa L. Graham, of Dombroff & Gilmore, New York, New York, for appellee.


Chief Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

Over the objection of Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon), the circuit court of St. Clair County ruled that a settlement agreement entered into by the administrators of the estates of Johnson, Carlson, Fries, Berger, Beville, DeSalle, Hefflebower and Reed (plaintiffs herein) and the City of Quincy (Quincy) was made in good faith within the meaning of the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (Contribution Act...

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